Kite.



W. RODE.

KITE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7,1909

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' W. RODE- KITE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1909.

Patented Oct. 11,1910.

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'WILHELM Tit-033E, (3F STEGLITZ, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO DR. BGES 6b (19., (3 Q3938 LICHTERFELDE, NEAR BERLIN, GEEMdNY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed .Tune 7, 1909. Serial No. 500205.

This invention has for its object to provide a. novel kite adapted for purposes of sport and recreation and also for scientific purposcsnnd consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereiir' after fully described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention: Figure 1-- 1s a view in side elevation of a kite constructed in accordance with m invention. Fig. -2- 1s a plan view of the some. Fig. is a view similar to Fig. lshowing a slightly modified form of construction. Fig. -4:- is a plan view of the same.

My invention is more particularly in,

tended to provide a. novelty in the construction of kites which will interest and amuse and which in flight closely resembles an air ship in general appearance thereby arousin the curiosity and interest of spectatorsi unacquainted with its true nature, and ,ren dering it. of value also as an adyertising device.

The kite comprises a central elongated body which is hollow but the walls of which are devoid of openings for the pasof nir currents. This said bodyc tapered at its ends and in cross-sectuin is preferably polygonal in shape. The frame- WOIlC of said hollow body a. may be constructed in any well-known manner so long as it is maintained very light in \veightand relatively still Suitably mounted on said body a. and projecting from both sides thereof and at both end portions are horir wings or planes 3) having parallel straightforward and rear edges extending at right angles to the axis of the body. The opposing of the forward and rear planes 3) are shorter than the outer edges thereof and tl" elined relatively to the axis of the body a. A projection or studdisposed relatively to the body a. projects from one end of the letter and at its free end carries a. vertical side. edges thereof are in-..

plane f of irregular contour to resemble the rudder of an air-ship. Rot-stably mounted on seidstud between the ends thereof is a propeller d also inside of a. very light material and adaptd'to-be'roteted by an air current impinging against the same. i cord 6 of greater length than said body a, is secured to the forward end or nose of the body. a and to the rear end portion thereof and to said cord, between the ends thereof nearer adjacent the nose of the body a,is secured one end of the cord by means of on which the kite is anchored. The said planes Z: serve in the usual and well-known manner to support the structure of which the body a constitutes the mid-rib, by the iinpinge merit of air currents upon the lower faces of said planes. The said rudder f coects with the anchoring cord and cord 0 to maintain the nose of the body a. against the wind, the said propeller (Z affording a resisting medium similar to the tail of an ordinary kite to maintain thesame balanced and in proper position relatively to the direction of the wind to maintain the same in flight.

' In the construction shown in Figs. -3 and 4l the planes 1) are disposed below 5 the horizontal. plane or the axis of the body a, the construction being inall other respects the same.

I claim as my invention:

1. A kitecoinprising is centrally disposed elongated hollow inclosed body tanered at its ends, a plurality of horizontal planes mounted upon the sides of, said body, aprojection at the rear end of the same, a vertical rudder plane mounted upon the free end of said projection, a propeller rotatably mounted on said projection between the ends thereof, a cord of greater length than said body secured at its ends to opposite ends of the latter, and an anchor cord secured at one end tosaid first-named cord between the ends ofthe latter.

2. A kite comprising a centrally disposed elongated. hollow inclosed body tapered at its ends, a pair or horizontal planes projecting from opposite sides of the forward end portion of said body, a pair of horizontal planes uiiarly projecting from 0pposite sidesof the rear end portion of said body, an axial projection at the rear end of the latter, a vertical rudder plane mounted pmsw 'izpo iia the free and therof, a ppcpllf ro- In testimony whereof, I afix my signammwymmmmd 011 said projection between fare in the presence of two witnesses,

tha 'ends thereof a, cord of greater length I 4 ymn said bmilgpagmured mits ends to oppo- WKLHELM ROBE Eatter, and an anchor cord Witnesses:

aaczzred m5 waeand to ,said firsbnanied cqrd HENRY HASPER,

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